Neutrophils play important roles in host defense against infectious agents but, paradoxically, they are also involved in the pathology of various inflammatory conditions. Their microbicidal armory consists of oxidative and nonoxidative processes that are activated simultaneously upon... mehr

The concentration in human plasma of putative neutrophil-"priming" cytokines like endogenous pyrogens is known to increase significantly in response to mod-crate exercise (11). This is characteristic of an acute-phase response. The ability of blood neutrophils isolated from both trained and... mehr

Neutrophils play important roles in host defense against infectious agents but, paradoxically, they are also involved in the pathology of various inflammatory conditions. Their microbicidal armory consists of oxidative and nonoxidative processes that are activated simultaneously upon... mehr